The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-05-19

The procession imposing. the Patriarchs
Militant, Uniform Rank knights of Pythias
and Indianapolis Light Infantry giving decid-
eddy military appearance, we'll as precision
of movement usually lacking in professions of
men unaccustomed to marching. 1t was in four
divisions, forming on Delaware and Pennsyl-
vania streets, resting on Market, and moving in
the following order:
First Dirision.
Metropolitan Police, Superintendent Travis Com
manding
Lockwood's Band Muncie.
Canton Muncie No. A. Patriarchs Militant, escort.
Theodore Pfafflin Brigadier General Commanding
Department of Indiana, and staff: +. III.
Foster, Pierceton. chief of staff; John A.
Furguson assistant adjutant general; j.
h. Wjldman. Muncle. assistant inspector
general; D. B. J. Shafer. South Bend,
assistant quartermaster-gener j. Ct.
Keller, Goshen assistant commissary- gen
eral; J. D. Allison, Logansport. assistant
chief of equipment; Charles Z. Cooper, q.
Thomas A. whoswell, LaPorte, and John
W. McQpiddy, Indianapolis, aids-de-
Charles K. Greene. Albion, major FIRST
Battalion First Regiment; Capt John A
Walsh. Rushvile.
indianapolis Light Infantry Captain J. R. Ross.
Uniform Rank, K. of p, Captain B. F. Richardson,
commanding.
Marion Canton No o.
Eel River Canton. No. T.
Wabash Canton, No. 10.
Peru Canton, No. 20
Sullivan Canton, No. %.
Second Dirision
f. w. Flanner Marshal and Staff.
Ringgold Band. Terre Haute.
Terre Haute Lodge, No. L.
Fort Harrison Lodge. No. 157.
Franklin Military Band.
johnson Lodge. No. rs, Franklin.
Trafalgar Lodge. No. 1S1.
Lebanon Juvenile Band
Boone County |. 0. .. f. Lodges.
Carmel Lodge, No. 401, Hamilton County.
Noblesville Encampment.
Greenfield Band
Greenfield Lodge No. 1876
Indianapolis Lodge, No. 1865
Capital Lodge. No. 124
Whiteland Cornet and.
Center Lodge, No. IS.
Phoxenian Lodge. No, Al.
Cornthian Lodge, No. Ala.
Mozart Lodge No 531.
Meridian Lodge. No. 4SO.
Centennial Lodge, No. 500.
Broad Ripple Lodge, No. o4S.
Third Dicision.
George W. Trister Marshal and Staff.
Union Band, City.
Grand Lodge I. o. o. F. of Indiana.
Grand EncampmentL o. o. f. of Indiana.
Fourth Division.
Thomas Underwood. Marshal and Staff
Grand Sire S. g: L. and Other Grand Officers.
State and City Officers in Carriages.
The line of march was east on Market street
to New Jersey, south to Washington. west
Tennessee north to North, east to Meridian,
north to St Clair. countermarch to Vermont.
east to Pennsylvania, south to New York and
west to Meridian.
On arriving at the south side of University
Square, the column was reviewed by Grand Sire
John FL. White, of the Sovereign Grand Lodge.
after which the procession broke ranks The
yelled monument stood i'll the southwest part of
the square, and to the west of it the stage
upon which the ceremonies and addresses at
tending the unwilling were to be given. There
a throng of people. the only limit being the
houses on each of three sides of the square
east south and west The best estimate as TO
the great concourse is by acres The park
tains four acres, and that was literally filed with
T. l. A. -. <Ick IA
the3square three sides. with the wide corners
where the streets cross certainly held four acres
more, making fully eight acres of people. The
picture of sunshine and leafy shade. while the
thronging thousands, at least balf the vast
dience being ladies' was a panorama of
seats upon the staging Mrs.
Ellen W. Colfax, the widow of him whom the
monument to honor and whose virtues it
was to commemorate, and her son. Schuyler Col
fax, handsome youth seventeen years old;
Grand Sire John H. White, Deputy Grand Sire
John c. Underwood, of Kentucky; Past Grand
Master Servoss of Michigan; Ex-Governor
Bross, of Illinois; Ex-Governor Porter, Grand
Master A. N. Grout, Deputy Grand Master L.
P. Kitchener. Grand Chaplain Brewington. Past
Grand Representative John w. McQuiddy,
Grand Treasurer Thee. p. Haughey, Grand
Secretary b. F. Foster, Past Grand Master j. b.
Kimball, of Kendallvile; Hon. Will Cumback,
Judge David Turpie. Professor John Clark Rid
path, of Greencastle; Past Grand Representative
Underwood. Past Grand Representative c. P.
Representative Il. u.
rell, Past Grand Masters Hamilton Mccoy, John
F. Wildman. j. B. Kenner, F. R. A. Jeter and
others After air by the Ringeold Band, of
Terre Haute, prayer was offered by Grand Chap
lain r. +. Brewington
Past Grand Representative Underwood then
said he had been asked to make ex PLANTATION.
Looking over the great concourse. he smiled
and said he hoped that that part Of the audi
standing in Marion county would keep
still possible. in order that those standing in
johnson county might be able to hear. He
continued: "At the capital of our Nation the
gratitude OF the American people has erected a
monument to the Father of his Country, and it
took thirty three years to complete the job; to-
day we have the daughters of Rebekah, who
speak to erect this monument to Schuyler Col
Rebekah. They intended to unveil it to-day,
come what might At the last hour an acct
dent, unforeseen and unavoidable. prevented
them from presenting to-day the proper monu-
ment Mr. Taft the artist, has worked night
but it could not be. Now when that curtain
falls will find the original model to repre-
sent the bronze casting of Schuyler Cofax. but
the sun will rise but few times before the
proper statue will be here and be placed in posi-
ton"
AT this Mrs. Taylor. of South Bend, drew the
string by which the canvass covering the figure
was held together. 1t separated and was drawn
aside. and the monument stood revealed. The
plaster cast is, of course. exactly what the cast
ing will be when done in metal, though
the bronze upon this cast lighter and